Rumble over a woman culminates in Greenwood stabbing

Seattle police are looking for a man they believe stabbed another man Tuesday night during a fight about a woman.

A motorist called 911 just before 9 p.m. after seeing a man bleeding on the street in the 8200 block of Aurora Avenue North, according to police reports. Officers and Seattle Fire Department medics responded to the scene.

The victim, a 31-year-old man, and his girlfriend told officers that a love triangle went awry and that his attacker was also romantically involved with his girlfriend, police say.

The assailant was reportedly visiting the woman at her motel room when her boyfriend, the victim, called the man and argued with him about the woman. The men agreed to fight.

The victim took a bus to the motel and confronted the other man outside the motel room. They fought until the attacker stabbed the woman’s boyfriend and took off.

Medics took the victim to Harborview Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries. Officers and a police dog searched for the suspect unsuccessfully. Detectives have identified the man and are now looking to locate and arrest him for the assault.